Terminal 3, a state-of-the-art and integrated future terminal, is the
24th largest building in the world and 8th largest passenger terminal. It occupies an area of 502,
000 m2 (5,400,000 sq ft), with a capacity to handle 34 million passengers annually.
Designed by
HOK working in consultation with
Mott MacDonald, the new Terminal 3 is a two-tier building spread over an area of 20 acres (
8.1 ha), with the bottom floor being the arrivals area, and the top being a departures area. This terminal has 168 check-in counters, 78 aerobridges at 48 contact stands, 54 parking bays, 95 immigration counters, 15 X-ray screening areas, for less waiting times, duty-free shops, and other features. Over 90% of passengers will use this terminal when completed. This new terminal had been completed in time for the
2010 Commonwealth Games, which were held in
Delhi, and will be connected to Delhi by an eight-lane motorway (
National Highway 8), and the
Delhi Metro. The terminal was officially inaugurated on 3 July
2010, and there were nine flights to test the operational readiness of the new terminal and its ground handling capabilities. All international airlines shifted their operations to the new terminal in late July 2010, and all full service domestic carriers mid November onwards. The arrival area is equipped with 14 baggage carousels.
T3 has
India's first automated parking management and guidance system in a multi level car park, which comprises 7 levels and a capacity of 4,
300 cars.
Terminal 3 will form the first phase of the airport expansion in which a 'U' shaped building will be developed in a modular manner. In 2010, all international and full service domestic carriers started operating from Terminal 3, while
Terminal 1 is dedicated to low cost operations. In subsequent stages, the low cost carriers will also move to the new terminal complex.
The much awaited go ahead for the domestic airlines to start operations from the new T3 terminal has been given. After passing many hurdles
Air India which is also the national carrier started its domestic operations from the new T3 terminal from
11 November 2010. Two other airlines,
Jet Airways and
Kingfisher Airlines, moved their domestic operations to the new terminal on
14 November 2010.
Terminal 1D is now used exclusively by low cost carrier airlines including GoAir.
Source :
Wikipedia
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